Melbourne Victory
2009–10 season
ManagerErnie Merrick
A-League2nd
AFC Champions LeagueGroup Stage
Top goalscorerCarlos Hernandez (13)
Highest home attendance30,668 vs Sydney FC (9 October 2009)
Lowest home attendance15,168 vs Newcastle Jets (3 September 2009)
Average home league attendance20,750

The Melbourne Victory 2009–10 season was Melbourne Victory's fifth A-League season.

Season summary

From the 2009–10 season, Greek gambling giant Intralot became the Melbourne Victory's new major sponsor to replace Samsung in a two-year deal valued at $2 million.[1] Their logo subsequently featured on the front of Melbourne Victory's strip.[1]

The Victory made some off-season changes by releasing Steve Pantelidis and Michael Thwaite to Gold Coast United,[2][3] Sebastian Ryall was transferred to Sydney FC,[4] and veteran goalkeeper Michael Theoklitos ended his contract and later joined Norwich City F.C.[5] Moreover, José Luis López Ramírez's loan spell was terminated from Deportivo Saprissa[6] and Daniel Allsopp moved to Al Rayyan.[7]

Several new signings were made, bringing New Zealand international goalkeeper Glen Moss from Wellington Phoenix,[8] Thai midfielder Surat Sukha from Chonburi FC,[9] the promotion of Mathew Theodore and Matthew Foschini from the youth squad[10][11] and the permanent signing of veteran Carlos Hernández from L.D. Alajuelense for three years (after his two-year loan).[12]

Meanwhile, Mate Dugandžić was signed from Melbourne Knights,[13] Robbie Kruse from Brisbane Roar,[13] Marvin Angulo from Club Sport Herediano[14] and Sutee Suksomkit was signed as a nine match guest player.[15]

On 1 December 2009, it was announced that Ney Fabiano was leaving Melbourne and had signed a contract with Thai Premier League team Bangkok Glass FC for the 2010 season.[16]

The Victory finished second to Sydney FC on the ladder and lost the 2010 A-League Grand Final to Sydney 4–2 on penalties.[17]

Melbourne Victory were drawn into Group E in the 2010 AFC Champions League along with Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, Beijing Guoan and Kawasaki Frontale.[18] With key players Archie Thompson, Matthew Kemp and Billy Celeski sidelined for long term injuries,[19][20][21] Victory finished bottom of Group E.

Players

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Mitchell Langerak
2 DF Australia AUS Kevin Muscat (Captain)
3 MF Australia AUS Mate Dugandžić (Youth)
5 DF Thailand THA Surat Sukha
6 MF Australia AUS Leigh Broxham
7 DF Australia AUS Matthew Kemp
8 MF Scotland SCO Grant Brebner
10 FW Australia AUS Archie Thompson (Marquee)
11 MF Costa Rica CRC Marvin Angulo
12 DF Australia AUS Rodrigo Vargas (Vice-Captain)
13 FW Australia AUS Nathan Elasi (Youth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Australia AUS Billy Celeski
15 MF Australia AUS Tom Pondeljak
16 MF Costa Rica CRC Carlos Hernández
17 DF Australia AUS Matthew Foschini (Youth)
18 MF England ENG Chris Windsor
19 DF Australia AUS Evan Berger
20 GK New Zealand NZL Glen Moss
21 FW Australia AUS Robbie Kruse
22 MF Australia AUS Nick Ward
23 DF Australia AUS Adrian Leijer
29 FW Australia AUS Nik Mrdja (Injury replacement player)

Transfers

In

Player From League Fee Date
New Zealand Glen Moss Wellington Phoenix Australia A-League Free March 2009
Australia Mathew Theodore Melbourne Victory Australia A-League National Youth League Free April 2009
Costa Rica Carlos Hernández L.D. Alajuelense Costa Rica Primera División de Costa Rica Not Disclosed May 2009
Thailand Surat Sukha Chonburi Thailand Thai Premier League $57,000 May 2009
Australia Matthew Foschini Melbourne Victory Australia A-League National Youth League Free August 2009
Australia Adrian Leijer Fulham England Premier League Not Disclosed August 2009
Australia Robbie Kruse Brisbane Roar Australia A-League Not Disclosed September 2009
Australia Mate Dugandzic Melbourne Knights FC Australia Victorian Premier League Not Disclosed September 2009
Thailand Sutee Suksomkit Tampines Rovers Singapore S-League Guest Contract September 2009

Out

Player To League Fee Date
Australia Steve Pantelidis Gold Coast United Australia A-League Free March 2009
Australia Michael Thwaite Gold Coast United Australia A-League Free March 2009
Australia Sebastian Ryall Sydney FC Australia A-League Free March 2009
Australia Michael Theoklitos Norwich City England Football League One End of Contract June 2009
Costa Rica José Luis López Deportivo Saprissa Costa Rica Primera División de Costa Rica Contract Terminated June 2009
Australia Daniel Vasilevski South Melbourne FC Australia Victorian Premier League Contract Terminated August 2009
Australia Daniel Allsopp Al-Rayyan Sports Club Qatar Qatari League Not Disclosed September 2009
Brazil Ney Fabiano Bangkok Glass Thailand Thai Premier League Contract Terminated December 2009
Thailand Sutee Suksomkit Bangkok Glass Thailand Thai Premier League End of Contract December 2009

Matches

2009-10 pre-season friendlies

12 May 2009 Melbourne Victory Australia 2 : 0 Australia Victorian Men's Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
N. Fabiano 56'
N. Elasi 68'		 Attendance: 2,000
11 July 2009 Melbourne Victory Australia 0 : 3 England Fulham FC Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 20,666

2009-10 Hyundai A-League fixtures

13 September 2009 Round 6 Melbourne Victory 1 : 1 Wellington Phoenix Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
15:00 UTC+10 Hernández 4' Summary T. Brown 30' Attendance: 17,644
Referee: Craig Zetter
3 October 2009 Round 9 Melbourne Victory 2 : 1 Brisbane Roar Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:30 UTC+10 Ney Fabiano 3'
Leijer 72'		 Report
Summary		 Reinaldo 11' Attendance: 19,587
Referee: Strebre Delovski
9 October 2009 Round 10 Melbourne Victory 0 : 3 Sydney FC Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 Summary Brosque 14'
Bridge 16', 19'		 Attendance: 30,668
Referee: Peter Green
24 October 2009 Round 12 Melbourne Victory 3 : 1 Adelaide United Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
18:30 UTC+11 Dugandžić 18', 56'
Leijer 89'		 Report
Summary		 Hughes 64' Attendance: 21,182
Referee: Ben Williams
1 November 2009 Round 13 Perth Glory 1 : 2 Melbourne Victory ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8 Sterjovski 19' Report
Summary		 C. Coyne 7' (o.g.)
C. Windsor 87'		 Attendance: 10,035
Referee: Strebre Delovski
21 November 2009 Round 15 Brisbane Roar 0 : 1 Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:00 UTC+10 Henrique Red card 85' Summary A. Thompson 8' Attendance: 9,904
Referee: Ben Williams
28 November 2009 Round 16 Melbourne Victory 4 : 0 Gold Coast United Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11 Kruse 28'
Ward 45+1'
A. Thompson 54', 68'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 20,537
Referee: Ben Williams
12 December 2009 Round 18 Central Coast Mariners 0 : 3 Melbourne Victory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary		 Hernández 57'
Kemp 70'
Boogaard 77' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 7,571
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
19 December 2009 Round 19 Melbourne Victory 0 : 0 Sydney FC Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 27,344
Referee: Strebre Delovski
16 January 2010 Round 22 Melbourne Victory 6 : 2 Perth Glory Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11 A. Thompson 4'
Kruse 12', 26', 39'
K. Muscat 81' (pen.)
Hernández 83'		 Report
Summary		 Vargas 23' (o.g.)
Sterjovski 52'		 Attendance: 20,448
Referee: Strebre Delovski
5 February 2010 Round 26 Melbourne Victory 2 : 0 North Queensland Fury Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 Hernández 36', 66' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 22,726
Referee: Ben Williams
14 February 2010 Round 27 Sydney FC 2 : 0 Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Kisel 34'
Aloisi 49'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 25,407
Referee: Matthew Breeze

2009-10 finals series

18 February 2010 Major Semi Final Leg 1 Melbourne Victory 2 : 1 Sydney FC Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 N. Mrdja 16' Red card 73'
C. Hernández 40'		 Report
Summary		 42' J. Aloisi Attendance: 18,453
Referee: Peter Green
7 March 2010 Major Semi Final Leg 2 Sydney FC 2 : 2 (a.e.t.) Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 K. Kisel 36' (pen.)
M. Bridge 54'		 3-4 on aggregate
Report
Summary		 15' R. Kruse
113' A. Thompson		 Attendance: 23,818
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Statistics

Goals

Total Player Goals per Round
 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718192021222324252627SF1SF2GF
13Costa RicaCarlos Hernández21111111121
11AustraliaArchie Thompson1111112111
5AustraliaRobbie Kruse131
4AustraliaKevin Muscat1111
3AustraliaAdrian Leijer111
2AustraliaMate Dugandžić2
2AustraliaNick Ward11
2AustraliaTom Pondeljak11
2AustraliaMatthew Kemp11
1AustraliaDanny Allsopp1
1ScotlandGrant Brebner1
1BrazilNey Fabiano1
1AustraliaRodrigo Vargas1
1AustraliaNik Mrdja11

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 27 15 3 9 35 23 +12 48 Qualification for 2011 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 27 14 5 8 47 32 +15 47
3 Gold Coast United 27 13 5 9 39 35 +4 44 Qualification for Finals series
4 Wellington Phoenix 27 10 10 7 37 29 +8 40
5 Perth Glory 27 11 6 10 40 34 +6 39
6 Newcastle Jets 27 10 4 13 33 45 −12 34
7 North Queensland Fury 27 8 8 11 29 46 −17 32
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 7 9 11 32 29 +3 30
9 Brisbane Roar 27 8 6 13 32 42 −10 30
10 Adelaide United 27 7 8 12 24 33 −9 29
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

AFC Champions League

RoundDateHome teamScoreAway teamCrowdStadium
Group Stage23 February 2010Beijing Guoan1-0Melbourne Victory31,000Workers Stadium
Group Stage9 March 2010Melbourne Victory0-2Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma7,899Etihad Stadium
Group Stage23 March 2010Kawasaki Frontale4-0Melbourne Victory9,728Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Group Stage31 March 2010Melbourne Victory1-0Kawasaki Frontale6,011Etihad Stadium
Group Stage14 April 2010Melbourne Victory0-0Beijing Guoan6,394Etihad Stadium
Group Stage28 April 2010Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma3-2Melbourne Victory502Tancheon Sports Complex
Beijing Guoan China1 – 0Australia Melbourne Victory
J. Griffiths 52' Report
Attendance: 31,000
Melbourne Victory Australia0 – 2South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Report Ognenovski 40'
Yun Young-Sun 85'
Attendance: 7,899
Referee: Nawaf Abdulla (Bahrain)
Kawasaki Frontale Japan4 – 0Australia Melbourne Victory
Chong Tese 3'
Kurotsu 11'
Renatinho 22'
Taniguchi 90'		 Report
Attendance: 9,728
Referee: Khalil Ibrahim M. Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Melbourne Victory Australia1 – 0Japan Kawasaki Frontale
Muscat 60' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 6,011
Melbourne Victory Australia0 – 0China Beijing Guoan
Report
Attendance: 6,394
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea3 – 2Australia Melbourne Victory
Jeon Kwang-Jin 27'
Namgung Do 72'
Jo Jae-Cheol 83'		 Report Dugandžić 46'
Pondeljak 77'
Attendance: 502
Referee: Mohamed Abdelkarim Mohamed Ismail Al-Zarouni (UAE)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6 5 0 1 11 6 +5 15 Advance to knockout stage
2 China Beijing Guoan 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10
3 Japan Kawasaki Frontale 6 2 0 4 8 8 0 6
4 Australia Melbourne Victory 6 1 1 4 3 10 −7 4

W-League

2009-10 Westfield W-League fixtures

Round 1

Round 2

Melbourne Victory0 – 1Brisbane Roar
Report Ellen Beaumont 84'
Epping Soccer Stadium

Round 3

Round 4

Canberra United2 – 0Melbourne Victory
Tseng Shu-o 27', 49' Report
McKellar Park, A.C.T.

Round 5

Melbourne Victory2 – 1Newcastle Jets
Katrina Gorry 45'
Deanna Niceski 91'		 Report Renee Cartwright 62'
Veneto Club

Round 6

Melbourne Victory1 – 1Sydney FC
Julianne Sitch 62' Report Maika Ruyter-Hooley 90+5' (o.g.)
Deakin Reserve, Shepparton

Round 7

Brisbane Roar1 – 1Melbourne Victory
Clare Polkinghorne 49' Report Kara Mowbray 88'

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Perth Glory2 – 0Melbourne Victory
Lisa De Vanna 81'
Katie Gill 87'		 Report
Clipsal Stadium, Ingelwood

2009-10 W-League fixtures

RoundDateHome teamScoreAway teamStadium
1 3 October 2009Melbourne Victory2-0Perth Glory FCEtihad Stadium
2 10 October 2009Melbourne Victory0-1Brisbane RoarEpping Stadium
3 17 October 2009Adelaide United0-2Melbourne VictoryHindmarsh Stadium
4 24 October 2009Canberra United2-0Melbourne VictoryMcKellar Park, A.C.T.
5 31 October 2009Melbourne Victory2 - 1Newcastle JetsVeneto Club
6 7 November 2009Melbourne Victory1 - 1Sydney FCDeakin Reserve, Shepparton
7 14 November 2009Brisbane Roar1 - 1Melbourne VictoryBallymore Stadium
8 21 November 2009Central Coast Mariners2 - 0Melbourne VictoryLeichhardt Oval
9 28 November 2009Melbourne Victory1 - 0Canberra UnitedBob Jane Stadium
10 5 December 2008Perth Glory FC2 - 0Melbourne VictoryClipsal Stadium, Ingelwood

References

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  2. ↑ "Six more names confirmed for United". goldcoastunited.com.au (Gold Coast United). 3 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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  4. ↑ "Sebastian Ryall moves to Sydney FC". The Australian. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Norwich City Sign Australian Goalkeeper Michael Theoklitos". Goal.com. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  6. ↑ Lienert, Sam (19 June 2009). "Melbourne Victory's Jose Luis Lopez leaves to boost World Cup chances". Fox Sports. Premier Media Group. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Allsopp swaps Victory for Al Rayyan". FIFA. 8 September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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  12. ↑ "Carlos signs for three". melbournevictory.com.au (Melbourne Victory). 14 May 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  13. 1 2 "Melbourne Victory Sign Brisbane Roar's Robbie Kruse And Youth Star Mate Dugandzic". Goal.com. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  14. ↑ "Melbourne Victory To Sign Costa Rican Marvin Angulo As Cover For Billy Celeski". Goal.com. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  15. ↑ "Melbourne Victory Sign Thai Veteran Sutee Suksomkit". Goal.com. 27 September 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  16. ↑ "Fabiano lands Bangkok move". FIFA. 1 December 2009. Archived from the original on 8 December 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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